Institute of Mathematical Statistics Lecture Notes - Monograph Series
- Lecture Notes--Monograph Series
- Volume 54, 2007, 132-150
Confidence distribution (CD) -- distribution estimator of a parameter
Kesar Singh, Minge Xie, and William E. Strawderman
Abstract
The notion of confidence distribution (CD), an entirely frequentist concept, is in essence a Neymanian interpretation of Fisher's Fiducial distribution. It contains information related to every kind of frequentist inference. In this article, a CD is viewed as a distribution estimator of a parameter. This leads naturally to consideration of the information contained in CD, comparison of CDs and optimal CDs, and connection of the CD concept to the (profile) likelihood function. A formal development of a multiparameter CD is also presented.
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Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 4 December 2007
Permanent link to this document
https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.lnms/1196794948
Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1214/074921707000000102
Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2459184
Subjects
Primary: 62F03: Hypothesis testing 62F12: Asymptotic properties of estimators 62G05: Estimation
Secondary: 62G10: Hypothesis testing 62G20: Asymptotic properties
Keywords
confidence distribution frequentist inference fiducial inference optimality bootstrap data-depth likelihood function p-value functio
Rights
Copyright © 2007, Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Citation
Singh, Kesar; Xie, Minge; Strawderman, William E. Confidence distribution (CD) -- distribution estimator of a parameter. Complex Datasets and Inverse Problems, 132--150, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Beachwood, Ohio, USA, 2007. doi:10.1214/074921707000000102. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.lnms/1196794948
